Copyright and Anonymity in the Creative User-Generated World

"This book explores the relationship between copyright law, online anonymity, and creative user-generated content (CUGC). It evaluates the co-existence of copyright law and normative systems regulating a CUGC landscape made up of artists, photographers, and writers, and makes novel recommendations for copyright reform. It takes a multi-jurisdictional approach across Anglo-American and EU legal systems; qualitative findings are drawn from creators and communities on Reddit and 4chan. This valuable resource for researchers and students provides a distinct perspective in framing CUGC creators as copyright holders, using original empirical research and examining online anonymity as a pivotal factor influencing regulation"--